I predict there will be a mass exodus at the end of 2024, starting with Max King joining his brother, Hill, Wood, Webster, Allison, Howard, Stocker, Van Ess, Keeler among others How smart am I? Your final question, on its own, suggests, not very. You do seem to have some insight but I do hope a lot...

How does Billings' career (so far) rate against other #3 Draft Picks over the last 25 years?

Paddy Dow has officially informed Carlton he wants to be traded to StKilda (source AFL.com.au) Carlton want a trade, Saints say DFA. What is his worth? Do you want Dow? I think a late 4th round at best, DFA is accurate IMO, I’d prefer we don’t take Dow. I really hope SOS isn’t a one trick pony and ...

Essendon must have forgotten to tell us that Shiel required surgery

BMs list of the Mass Exodus seems to be very close so far, maybe Mr Magic should offer an apology? What for troll? For speculating that the term ‘Mass Exodus’ was a highly emotive slap at the Club? Given that 6-10 players leave or are exited every season and the same will apply to us this year? Who...

BMs list of the Mass Exodus seems to be very close so far, maybe Mr Magic should offer an apology? What for troll? For speculating that the term ‘Mass Exodus’ was a highly emotive slap at the Club? Given that 6-10 players leave or are exited every season and the same will apply to us this year? Who...

Vortex wrote: ↑Fri 06 Oct 2023 5:50pm BMs list of the Mass Exodus seems to be very close so far, maybe Mr Magic should offer an apology?

What for troll?
For speculating that the term ‘Mass Exodus’ was a highly emotive slap at the Club?
Given that 6-10 players leave or are exited every season and the same will apply to us this year?

skeptic wrote: ↑Fri 06 Oct 2023 10:02am I don’t think he’s soft

I don't either.
But I think his natural position in the 22 has been taken over by Wilkie (never saw him in Webster's role) as a marking intercepter and distributor.
And he's going to struggle to remove a current AA player from the team.

In all the gnashing of teeth over the probability of losing Billings, I haven't seen anybody explain coherently why he appears to be out of favour with the coaching panel? It cannot just be Lyon It has to also be Hayes, Harvey, Enright Goddard plus anybody else involved in the coaching/selection. I...

In all the gnashing of teeth over the probability of losing Billings, I haven't seen anybody explain coherently why he appears to be out of favour with the coaching panel? It cannot just be Lyon It has to also be Hayes, Harvey, Enright Goddard plus anybody else involved in the coaching/selection. It...

He's worth keeping, but don't pay overs and don't give him a contract just to sit in the VFL for the rest of his career. If he isn't interested in staying, trade him out even for a 4th rounder. I believe he is already contracted for next season, so if he wants to leave he needs to be traded. Whiche...

Notwithstanding yesterday’s performances, I rate Cameron over Hill. Hill operated in a forward setting devoid of any real KPF and therefore, along with Elliot, became the main avenue to goal Cameron, like most great small forwards, operated on the scraps he steals from the Brisbane KPFs - much like ...

Jack Steele and Brad Crouch say hi

Otiman wrote: ↑Wed 20 Sep 2023 8:30pm How many years does Webster have left? Who replaces him when he retires?

For me it's gotta be Paton or Coffield.

For me it’s Paton or Stocker
Coffield is/has been a different type of player

After already being moved from the wing, Ross has said they think NWM is a HBF. Coffield doesn’t move anywhere like Nasish. If he does well at another club, it will most likely be in a Saint’s position that’s already been filled. I.e. surplus to requirements. Similar to the Nick Hind scenario? Much...

Who said this? “I feel like my best footy in the long run will be in the midfield, but I might just have to bide my time and play in another position to get senior experience until one day hopefully a door opens up or I’m good enough to get a game in there full time.” Nick Coffield https://www.foxs...

Who is Coffield going to replace in our team? ..... He's not competing with Webster, Stocker, Paton as the lockdown small defender. .... Turning circles into squares - not "lockdown small defenders". More importantly, potentially a better player than all three ...IMO Yes, naturally a bett...

Who is Coffield going to replace in our team? As I see it he is competing with Highmore as the backup for our 3rd tall interceptor - Callum Wilkie He's not competing with Howard, Battle, Cordy as the tall back KP He's not competing with Sinclair, Nasiah for the role of playmaking HBF He's not compet...

IIRC, it wasn't our choice for Plugger to leave. It was entirely his (or his manager Hession). He was on his way to Collingwood until one of their board members decided he would rather have his son playing in the team than Plugger. Then someone at AFL/VFL House decided it might be a good idea to get...

Big Max comes in for Hayes. Suggest Battle comes back into the team, so who misses out? And if Seb Ross is fit? Suggest Byrnes makes way? The backup ruckman concerns me, I'm not a fan of using Owens in the ruck, especially in September finals. Battle was concussed and subbed out of the last game, s...

Agree with most. Stanley was a mistake - never really tried as a ruck properly at Stkilda. Made worse drafting Goddard at 21 who didn't work out at all. Names such as Steele, Touk Miller, Maynard, Mitch McGovern, Dougal Howard, Langdon drafted afterwards doesnt help - also that stanley is now a Pre...

The funny part is the negative free kick ratio last year was proof the umps were cheating against us. Now that ratio is positive and we are the ALF's biggest beneficiary, the stat is no longer posted on a weekly basis or relevant, yet some supporters still bitch and moan. How good do we want it bef...

Maybe the fool who thinks it’s funny to have a photo of him as an avatar will finally discover some class and remove it?

It would be interesting to see some other statistics :- How we rank in most tackles laid? Is there a correlation between tackling and getting/giving frees? What area of the ground we were penalised? What areas of the ground we received frees? How many frees we gave/received for deliberate oob? How m...

So it looks like Billings is on his way. Will he join the Saints hall of fame list of players whom we let go and who went on to win a premiership medallion at another club? The only way he is leaving is if we let him - he's contracted for another year. Much like Hunter Clark last year - if someone ...